Nexstar Media Group
NXST · Broadcasting
$167.34
0.8%SiriusXM
SIRI · Broadcasting
$27.63
0.3%The short version
- SiriusXM is the larger business, with $8.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $4.9B for Nexstar Media Group, about 1.7 times as much.
- SiriusXM grew revenue faster (−1.6%, against −8.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Nexstar Media Group’s earnings: a P/E of 31.8x against 11.1x for SiriusXM.
| Latest fiscal year | NXST · FY25 | SIRI · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $9.4B |
| Revenue | $4.9B | $8.6B |
| Free cash flow | $743M | $1.2B |
| Net income | $109M | $805M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −8.5% | −1.6% |
| 5-year growth | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Share count change | −6.4% | 5.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 52.4% |
| Operating margin | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 9.4% |
| FCF margin | 15.0% | 14.6% |
| Return on capital | 5.6% | 5.3% |
| Return on equity | 5.1% | 7.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.1B | $9.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6x | 5.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $351M | $501M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 31.8x | 11.1x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
FY16
NXST $1.1B
SIRI $5.0B
FY17
NXST $2.4B
SIRI $5.4B
FY18
NXST $2.8B
SIRI $5.8B
FY19
NXST $3.0B
SIRI $7.8B
FY20
NXST $4.5B
SIRI $8.0B
FY21
NXST $4.6B
SIRI $8.7B
FY22
NXST $5.2B
SIRI $9.0B
FY23
NXST $4.9B
SIRI $9.0B
FY24
NXST $5.4B
SIRI $8.7B
FY25
NXST $4.9B
SIRI $8.6B
NXST
SIRI
FY16
NXST 26.0%
SIRI 28.5%
FY17
NXST 20.8%
SIRI 30.3%
FY18
NXST 27.4%
SIRI 29.9%
FY19
NXST 21.6%
SIRI 21.1%
FY20
NXST 30.6%
SIRI 10.7%
FY21
NXST 25.3%
SIRI 23.2%
FY22
NXST 25.2%
SIRI 21.3%
FY23
NXST 14.4%
SIRI 20.2%
FY24
NXST 23.5%
SIRI −17.4%
FY25
NXST 17.2%
SIRI 17.2%
NXST
SIRI
FY16
NXST $252M
SIRI $1.5B
FY17
NXST $36.6M
SIRI $1.6B
FY18
NXST $631M
SIRI $1.5B
FY19
NXST $220M
SIRI $1.7B
FY20
NXST $1.0B
SIRI $1.7B
FY21
NXST $1.1B
SIRI $1.6B
FY22
NXST $1.2B
SIRI $1.6B
FY23
NXST $850M
SIRI $1.2B
FY24
NXST $1.1B
SIRI $1.0B
FY25
NXST $743M
SIRI $1.2B
NXST
SIRI
FY16
NXST 7.7%
SIRI 19.5%
FY17
NXST 12.1%
SIRI 16.8%
FY18
NXST 9.6%
SIRI 28.1%
FY19
NXST 5.2%
SIRI 20.9%
FY20
NXST 9.9%
SIRI 6.5%
FY21
NXST 8.9%
SIRI 12.4%
FY22
NXST 10.4%
SIRI 6.7%
FY23
NXST 5.1%
SIRI 6.5%
FY24
NXST 10.2%
SIRI −5.3%
FY25
NXST 5.6%
SIRI 5.3%
NXST
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